Etymology

Torquil

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Today it means: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Torcall ← Old Norse Þorkell
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromÞorkell
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromTorcall
  3. English todayTorquil

Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Torcall, from Old Norse Þorkell, from older Þorketill, from Þórr (“Thor”) + ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron”).

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